Monthly Archive: June 2012

Safe Tires Check-Up

Safe Tires Check-Up

It’s road–trip season. But before you set out on your summer adventures, make sure your tires will get you there safely. Make sure every driver in your household learns to follow these basic tire...

Your No-Mess Grill Guide

Your No-Mess Grill Guide

Easy ways to cut clean-up time… At the grill Don’t’ use nonstick spray on the grill grate – it’ll burn onto the grate, making it tacky and difficult to clean. If you’re concerned about...

School Is Out

School Is Out

The school year may be over — but you can still learn something new this summer. Let the sunshine inspire you to try a new activity or tap into your creative side. Mastering a...

Citrus Power

Citrus Power

While citrus fruits have long been known as a source of vitamin C, a new study suggests they may have an additional benefit – reducing the risk of stroke in women. The study, published...

What are vitamins and minerals?

What are vitamins and minerals?

Essentially, vitamins and minerals are collective groups of nutrients that are necessary for the proper development, growth and functioning of the human body. Vitamins are organic substances are are required for the biochemical reactions...

How Eating Clean Supports Liver Function

How Eating Clean Supports Liver Function

 Eat-Clean Principle: Consume high-quality lean protein. Effect on the liver: Amino acids (including taurine and methionine) contained in lean protein from animal sources are crucial for efficient liver function and avoiding gallstones. Eat-Clean Principle:...

Tips for a Healthy Liver

Tips for a Healthy Liver

How much does the liver really do? And why is this organ so important to your health? Liver gets a substantial workout having to process and purify all the blood in the body while...

Move more and Age Less

Move more and Age Less

A workout may be your ticket to youth. Scientists can estimate how quickly cells are aging by the shortening of protective caps (telomeres) on the ends of chromosomes. Bad habits – smoking, a poor...

Inside secrets to keeping weight off

Inside secrets to keeping weight off

Q I’m tired of yo-yo dieting. How can I lose weight –and keep it off? The trick is to choose foods you enjoy and eating strategies you can live with. That way, once you...

Hats Off to Dad

Hats Off to Dad

What became a US national holiday in 1966 was first celebrated on June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington. Father’s Day was inspired by Sonora Smart Dodd, who wanted to honor her father — William...

The New Face of Cancer

The New Face of Cancer

  Healthy, active and candid about their cancer diagnosis  When first lady Betty Ford spoke out after her 1974 mastectomy, it was a turning point in the cultural   conversation about cancer. Thanks in part...

Cancer Lessons

Cancer Lessons

This year doctors will diagnose more than 1.6 million new cases of cancer. It remains the nation’s second biggest killer, but for most of those who are newly diagnosed, cancer will not be a...

Avoid These “Healthy” Foods

Avoid These “Healthy” Foods

Are you looking for a way to eat healthier? Join the club. You may be surprised to find that some of the foods you think are healthy are actually bad for you. The more...

This Is for the Guys

This Is for the Guys

If you’re a man — or if you have a man in your life — there’s something you should know. Preventive care isn’t just for women — but studies show that men are less...

How to Cancer-Proof Your Diet

How to Cancer-Proof Your Diet

Be a flexitarian. For starters, cut out the bacon, salami, hot dogs and other processed meats from your diet. (The American Institute for Cancer Research recommends no more than 28 ounces of red meat...

Can Computers Diagnose Cancer?

Can Computers Diagnose Cancer?

A Stanford study found that computers have some demonstrably serious advantages over human pathologists in diagnosing breast cancer. Last year, researchers in Stanford University’s Computational Pathologist project trained computers to analyze tissue samples for...

11 Cancer Breakthroughs of 2011

11 Cancer Breakthroughs of 2011

A study of postmenopausal women at high risk for Invasive breast cancer showed that the drug exemestane significantly reduces risk. Screening using low-dose CT scans cut the lung cancer death rate of high-risk patients...

Breast Cancer Breakthroughs

Breast Cancer Breakthroughs

Body Lift Flap What it is Microsurgical procedure that transplants fat from the abdomen, waist and posterior hips to rebuild the breast of women who have undergone a mastectomy. Where Center for Restorative Breast...

Take a Kid Fishing

Take a Kid Fishing

Fishing is a terrific way to relax in the great outdoors with friends and family. From fly fishing and ice fishing to simply fishing off the dock, you can reel in a catch that...

Modern Greens

Modern Greens

It’s time to think beyond Kale Chips. Hearty greens – the M.V.P.s of a healthy diet – deserve a bit more culinary creativity. Banish your memories of soggy collards and overcooked spinach: When they’re...

Nutrition: color cues

Nutrition: color cues

A game of red light-green light might improve your eating habits. In a new study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital’s main cafeteria, tagging foods with red, yellow, or green stickers and placing wholesome “green”...

Grilling from the garden

Grilling from the garden

CHALK IT UP to the beginning of summer vacation or Father’s Day, but June is a great month for grilling. It’s also the perfect time to try something colorful, fresh and good for you:...

Gather in the Garden

Gather in the Garden

Delicious vegetables, berries, and herbs are just a few of the payoffs of planting your own garden — and you don’t need acres of land to get the job done. Even a pocket–sized patch...